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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Member for Thebacha, did you have any further questions?

Frieda Martselos

Frieda Martselos Thebacha

I don't have any other comments. I hope that people understand compassion, though.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. So we're going to move on, and I'm going to call this page now.

I don't want to use another ten minutes. As long as you're not going to speak I mean for ten minutes. Okay. Well, I will let you go, then. Member for Frame Lake.

Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks very much, Madam Chair. Yeah, I just want to get clear assurance that our assistance approach is not being driven by the federal reimbursement. We need to put people first. And, quite frankly, I can't speak for everybody on this side of the House, we don't really -- or I don't care if we actually get all the money back out of the federal government. The principle that needs to be driving our assistance approach is to help people get back up on their feet and get people back into their homes by winter. The reimbursement stuff can come afterwards. That's not what should be driving the way that we provide assistance to people. And this form and that policy is what is going to hamstring us. That's what this is designed around and you guys need to fix this now. Thanks, Madam Chair.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Minister.

Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we are not driven by getting money from the federal government. It will certainly be nice to get money back from the federal government. They have a disaster relief fund. It is set up to provide supports for all provinces and territories. Our disaster assistance policy is not that different from the others for this exact purpose. But we aren't before the House right now with this, making the commitments that I've made today, in the hopes that I'll get money back. We're here because we want to make sure that we're getting this money out as quickly as we can. Thank you, Madam Chair.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. And thank you, Member. All right.

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, public safety, not previously authorized, $4,952,000. Does committee agree?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Supplementary Estimate (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, school of community government, not previously authorized, negative $10,000. Does committee agree?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Sports, recreation and youth, not previously authorized, negative $165,000. Does committee agree?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, total department, not previously authorized, $4,644,000. Does committee agree?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, committee. Do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 412-19(2) Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No.1, 2021-2022?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Thank you. Oh, sorry. Member for Frame Lake.

Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Madam Chair. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 412-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022, be concluded; and, that Tabled Document 412-19(2) be reported and recommended as amended and ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Madam Chair.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Question been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Tabled Document 412-19(2) will be reported as ready for consideration in a formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

Thank you, Ministers, and thank you to the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeant-At-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the chamber.

Member for Frame Lake, I just want to apologize. I didn't say not to talk; I just meant don't use up the whole ten minutes, you already had one round. Thanks. Okay. So, Member for Frame Lake.

Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Madam Chair. Sorry, do we want to try to squeeze in the standing committee report? Okay, all right. Just checking.

Madam Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress.

The Speaker

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

May I please have the report of Committee of the Whole from Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Report Of Committee Of The Whole

June 3rd, 2021

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 25, Tabled Document 412-19(2), Committee Report 15-19(2) and Committee Report 16-19(2) -- or sorry, three is it? Yes, three, sorry. Tabled Document 412-19(3), and would like to report progress and that Bill 25 is ready for third reading and that consideration of Tabled Document 412-19(2) is concluded and the House concur on those estimates as amended and that an appropriation bill to be based thereon introduced without delay.

Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Report Of Committee Of The Whole

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The Speaker

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Do we have a seconder? Member for Frame Lake. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Third reading of bills. Minister of Finance.